Recordings made from March through December of 1932, including soundtracks from film footage. All of these have been cleaned up and re-equalized to the best of my ability. I used the Boswells’ film soundtracks as a model for all of their recordings as I believe that film sound, even in the early 1930s, was generally far superior in dynamic range and more realistic than phonograph records, which were engineered to be dull and tubby because the steel and cactus needles of that time, and the phonographs they were played on, made the sound much brighter.

Here is the general list of what is on this upload. For complete discographical details, please consult the Boswell Sisters’ discography at http://guymcafee.com/:

3/21/1932 Dorsey Brothers Orchestra:
 1.  There'll Be Some Changes Made (Higgins-Overstreet) B-11543-A, Brun 6291

 2.  Between the Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Arlen-Koehler) 3:00 B-11544-A, Brun 6291

3/26/1932 Red Nichols And His Orchestra:

3.  California Medley, Part 2: Avalon (Jolson-Rose); Avalon Town (Clarke-Brown) BX-11569-B Brun 20107

4/9/1932 Dorsey Brothers Orchestra:

4.  If It Ain't Love (Razaf-Redman-Waller) 2:55 B-11684-A, Brun 6302

5.  Got The South In My Soul (Wiley-Washington-Young) B-11685-A, Brun 6302

6.  Lullaby of the Leaves (B. Petkere-J. Young) B-11682-A, Brun 6297 – Connee Boswell solo

4/13/1932 Don Redman & his Orchestra with Bing Crosby:

7.  Lawd, You Made The Night Too Long (Lewis-Young) 5:21 BX-11701-B Brun 20109

4/14 & 19/1932 Victor Young And The Brunswick Orchestra, the Mills Brothers and Fran Frey (voc):

8.  O.K., America! Medley, Part 2: The Old Man Of The Mountain (Hill-Young) BX-11704-A Brun 20112

9.  O.K., America! Medley, Part 1:Strange As It Seems (Fats Waller-Andy Razaf) 4:30 BX-11720-A Brun 20112

6/17/1932 Dorsey Brothers Orchestra:

10.  Doggone, I've Done It (I've Fallen In Love) (Franklin) B-11948-A, Brun 6335

11.  Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane (Trad.) 2:47 B-11949-A, Brun 6335

6/29/1932 Martha Boswell (p), Dick McDonough (g), Art Bernstein (sb), New York City

12. Old Yazoo (Fats Waller) 3:05 B-12000-A, Brun 6360

1932 film soundtrack items:

13. Heebie Jeebies (Boyd Atkins) (1:36)

14. Crazy People (Monaco-Leslie) announcer Norman Brokenshire

15. Lou'siana Waddle (Boswell Sisters) (rehearsal), Boswell Sisters with bandleader Abe Lyman

16. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Leon & Otis René) with Eddie Lang (g)

Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra:

17. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye (Harry Woods) 2:40 B-12151-A, Brun 6360 8/6/1932

18. Sleep, Come On And Take Me (J. Bunch-J. Young) B-12152-B Brun unissued 8/6/1932

19. Down Among The Sheltering Palms (Brockman-Olman) B-12153-A, Brun 6418 8/6/1932

20. Down Among The Sheltering Palms (Brockman-Olman) 2:48 B-12153-B, Brun unissued 8/6/1932

21. Down On The Delta (Williams-Waller) 2:53 B-12290-A, Brun 6395 9/13/1932

22. Charlie Two-Step (Hoagy Carmichael) 2:20 B-12191-A, Brun 6418 9/13/1932

23. Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia (Parish-Perkins) B-12292-A, Brun 6395 9/13/1932

24. Me Minus You (Baer-Long-Webster) 2:58 B-12379-A, Brun 6405 – Connee Boswell solo; Bunny Berigan, trumpet

11/22/1932 Victor Young Orchestra:

25. It Don't Mean A Thing (Mills-Ellington) 3:12 B-12639-A, Brun 6442

26. Louisiana Hayride (Dietz-Schwartz) 2:36 B-12640-A, Brun 6470

27. Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day (Koehler-Arlen) B-12641-A, Brun 6442

12/7/1932: Martha Boswell (p)m Dick McDonough (g), Artie Bernstein (sb)

28. Crazy People (Monaco-Leslie) 2:30 B-12697-A, Brun 6847

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